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The General Post Office (abbreviated: GPO) is the main
The building consists of two main halls and two minarets. It is organized into three main sections: Domestic Mail and Financial Services, the International Mail Office (managed by the controller, who also meets with the Post Master General), and the Delivery Service, where bulk mail is processed and dispatched. The Domestic Mail area includes counters for public mail deposits and collections and features a seller of historical stamps, highlighting the evolution of postal costs from 20 paisas to the current eight rupees for a basic stamp.
At the center of the GPO’s operations is the Chief Post Master's office, located upstairs beneath the malfunctioning clock tower and an historical iron bell marked "Made in 1860." Nearby, the treasury department is located which records the transactions of stamps.
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (message), letters and parcel (package), parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post o ...
in Lahore
Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...
, Pakistan
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. It is located at GPO Chowk on Mall Road near Anarkali Bazaar
Anarkali Bazaar (Punjabi language, Punjabi, ) is a major bazaar in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan. Anarkali also serves as a neighbourhood and union council of Data Gunj Buksh Town, Data Gunj Buksh Tehsil of Lahore. It is situated in ...
.Ahmad, Issam, ''The post-colonial hangover'' in The Review, ''Dawn''. 9–15 October 2008 pg 18
The GPO building is accessible through two main gates: Gate 1 serves as the primary entrance, while Gate 2, situated at the intersection of McLeod Road and the Mall, functions as the hub for incoming and outgoing mail. On average, it handles 20,000 pieces of mail per day.
History
It was built in 1887 to commemorate Queen Victoria'sGolden Jubilee
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Bangladesh
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and replaced the telegraph office of Anarkali Bazar. The building was designed and built by Sir Ganga Ram
Rai Bahadur Sir Ganga Ram (born Ganga Ram Agarwal; 13 April 1851 – 10 July 1927) was an Indian civil engineer and architect. In view of his extensive contributions to the urban fabric of Lahore, then in colonial India, Pre-Independence India ...
, one of the leading architects of that time, and was built near the shrine of the 17th century saint Shah Chiragh.
Building
The building consists of two main halls and two minarets. It is organized into three main sections: Domestic Mail and Financial Services, the International Mail Office (managed by the controller, who also meets with the Post Master General), and the Delivery Service, where bulk mail is processed and dispatched. The Domestic Mail area includes counters for public mail deposits and collections and features a seller of historical stamps, highlighting the evolution of postal costs from 20 paisas to the current eight rupees for a basic stamp.
At the center of the GPO’s operations is the Chief Post Master's office, located upstairs beneath the malfunctioning clock tower and an historical iron bell marked "Made in 1860." Nearby, the treasury department is located which records the transactions of stamps.
See also
*General Post Office (disambiguation) The General Post Office was the British postal system from 1660 until 1969.
The General Post Office may also refer to:
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References
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